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Content Language Headers

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Network Working Group                                      H. Alvestrand
Request for Comments: 3282                                 Cisco Systems
Obsoletes: 1766                                                 May 2002
Category: Standards Track


                       Content Language Headers

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a "Content-language:" header, for use in cases
   where one desires to indicate the language of something that has RFC
   822-like headers, like MIME body parts or Web documents, and an
   "Accept-Language:" header for use in cases where one wishes to
   indicate one's preferences with regard to language.

1. Introduction

   There are a number of languages presently or previously used by human
   beings in this world.

   A great number of these people would prefer to have information
   presented in a language which they understand.

   In some contexts, it is possible to have information available in
   more than one language, or it might be possible to provide tools
   (such as dictionaries) to assist in the understanding of a language.

   In other cases, it may be desirable to use a computer program to
   convert information from one format (such as plaintext) into another
   (such as computer-synthesized speech, or Braille, or high-quality
   print renderings).







Alvestrand                  Standards Track
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